Means for waxing yarns



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MEANS FOR WAXING YARNS Filed April 5. 1923 3 Sheets-Sma t 1 mentor,

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MEANS FOR WAXING YARNS s Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed April 5, 1923 PatentedAug. 19, 1924.

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Application filed April a,

ToaZZ whom it may 00mm.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL P: Burr, Jr, a citizen of the 'United States,residing at Chester, county of Delaware, and State of Pennsylvania,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for,- IVaxingYarns, of which the following is? a specification.

My invention relates to m'eansfor waxing yarns and is particularlyadaptedfor use in connection withv quillingi. machines.

The fibrous surfaces of the yarns as they come from the bale involve toomuch friction in the subsequent operations for successful mechanicalknitting and it has been found practically essential to smooth or softenthese surfaces before the yarns enter the knitting machines. This isusually effected by means of a bar of wax which engages the yarn as itis wound on the cones or after it leaves the cones. The perfection ofthe knitting and consequently the proportion of firsts and secondsproduced depends in large degree upon the smoothness imparted to theyarns and in large degree upon the perfection with which the coning isaccomplished. In waxing by the usual method, the yarns may be well waxedin a part of their circumferences, slightly waxed on other parts and notwaxed on another part. This not only involves imperfect coning but leadsto trouble in the knitting.

The objects of my invention are to provide means for more effectivelywaxing or smoothing the yarns, and to provide means for applying the waxor other smoothing material to the yarns before they reach the quills,thereby reducing the friction of the yarns in the winding stage andinsuring more even tension in both winding and knitting.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference I being had tothe accompanying drawings in Which- I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a'quilling machine having my invention applied thereto, a Y

Figure 2 is afragmentary enlarged view of my invention as illustrated inFigure 1, and

Figure 3 a front view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the frame of a quilling machinehaving the 192 3. Serial no. 629,577.

bobbins orquills 5 and driving means 6."

The driving means consists of a driving sprocket ,7 connected by "asprocket] chain 8 to another sprocket 9 fixed to roller shaft 4p Theyarn 10 in passing from the bale (not shown)-travels through the reed"and over roller 3, then down through the guid: ing' frame which guidesthe yarn onto the bobbins as they rotate. I

invention includes a waxing bar 11 composed of a block of wax '12secured to a sliding bar 13. This waxing bar is disposed between thereed 2 and roller 3 and slidably supported by a guide 14 of any suitablecharacter. is connected to a crank or disk 15 by a rod 16. The disk isfixed to one end of a shaft 17 which has, at its other end, a bevel gear18 meshing with a bevel gear 19 fixed to a shaft20 to which is fixed aspur gear 21 meshing with a pinion 22 fixed to a shaft 23 which carriesa sprocket wheel 24. A sprocket wheel 25. is keyed to roller shaft 4 andconnected to sprocket wheel 24 by a sprocket chain 26.' Shaft 17 isrotatably mounted in any suitable bearing such as indicated at 27.Shafts 20 and 22 are rotatably mounted in any suitable bearings such asbracket 28.

The operation .of the waxing means is as follows Assuming that the yarnis being fed through the reed over the waxing bar and roller 3 downtothe bobbins 5, a reciprocating movement is imparted to the waxing barthrough rod 16, disk 15, shaft 17, bevel gears 18 and 19, shaft 20, spurgear 21, pinion 22, shaft 23, sprocket wheel 24, chain 26 and sprocketwheel 25 which is keyed to roller shaft 4. The waxing bar, as it isreciprocate'd under the yarn, causes the,

yarn to turn or roll as it passes over the surface of the wax; thusinsuring complete waxing of all parts of the yarn.

While I have described my invention as takinga particular form, it willbe under stood that thevarious parts of my invention maybe changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having; thus described my invention,

The sliding bar what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is bar adapted to engage the yarns as they pass to the wlndingmeans, and means for moving the waxing bar to impart rotation to theyarns.

3. In a yarn winding machine, a waxing I bar adapted to engage the yarnsas they pass tothe winding means, and means for reciprocating the waxingbar transversely of the yarns.

4:. In a yarn winding machine,'a'reed; a shaft; a roller carried by theshaft; a waxing bar, between the reed and the roller, adapted to engagethe yarns and means operatively connected with the roller shaft,

atively connected with the waxing bar, and I means operativelyconnecting the crank with the roller shaft.

6. In a yarn winding machine, a reed; a roller; guides between the reedand the roller; a waxing bar, sliding in the guides and adapted toengage the yarns; and means for reciprocating the waxing bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL P. RUFF JR. Witnesses:

THOS. P. BOYLE,

G. W. HERRIoK, JR.

